In fy23 our primary activity was sustainability: estabishing the organization's operational infrastructure. We recruited staff including an executive director, set up payroll and accounting procedures, developed financial projections, and formulated our subscription program. We also added new technical features to the Local Contexts hub, held webinars and a workshop, and attended a conference to engage with our stakeholders and support hub users.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$88K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $421K a year · 36% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
60%
of spending
Worth a look: 60% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$88K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$27K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
Spent
$296K
To programs
60%
Net assets
$772K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2023
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$296K
FY2023
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$296K
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$772K
FY2023
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$772K
FY2024$842K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2023.

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Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $177K Management & general 40% · $119K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $88K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$75,000Pt VII · Sec A
$7,088Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$6,372Pt VII · Sec A
Councilor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Councilor Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Councilor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Councilor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Councilor Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephany Johnson’s $138K as Executive Director is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Stephany Johnson$137,521$6,372
Laurel Haak Non-Voting—$75,000
Edwin Oh Non-Voting—$7,088

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Building operational infrastructure and enhancing a hub for sustainability initiatives.

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1 program · $177K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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All of our programs are for the purpose of our mission, to support and extend indigenous data sovereignty. In support of our mission, we have two primary progam areas: (I) technical platform.

$177Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Money outPt IX
$296K
Ln 25
Programscol B$177K
Managementcol C$119K
Owns and owesPt X
$772K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$235K
Total assetsLn 16$799K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$235K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$235K
Total assetsLn 16$799K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
Net assetsLn 32$772K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$0$235K
Total assetsLn 16$0$799K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$27K
Net assetsLn 32$0$772K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$81K$6K$75K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$71K$69K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K$34
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K$157
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$76K$70K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$13K$7K$6K
TravelLn 17$21K$13K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$296K$177K$119K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.3M$1.2M$71K$842K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.1M$296K$772K$772K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,067,698 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$1,067,698
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$1,067,698
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$161,448
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$134,731
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$296,179
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$771,519
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,067,698 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,067,698
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,067,698
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,067,698
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $296,179 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $6,245 · Management $75,127$81,372
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $69,416 · Management $1,114$70,530
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,672 · Management $34$1,706
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,683 · Management $157$7,840
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,346$4,346
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,088$7,088
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $70,149 · Management $5,455$75,604
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,167$3,167
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,813 · Management $5,878$12,691
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,347 · Management $7,751$21,098
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,834$1,834
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,903$8,903
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $177,159 · Management $119,020 · Fundraising $0$296,179
Part X · Balance sheet $799,005 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$234,881
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$542,609
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$21,515
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$799,005
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$27,486
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$27,486
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $0$2,580
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$768,939
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$771,519
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$799,005
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $771,519 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,067,698
XI-2 Total expenses$296,179
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$771,519
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$771,519

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